PSY6030 - Psychometrics and Advanced Statistics

(3 units)

A survey course for PsyD students concerning measurement issues relevant to standards of competent professional practice. Topics include reliability/generalizability concepts and procedures, the validity of test data, and the evaluation of measurement models based on exploratory factor analyses and structural equation modeling techniques. Students will become familiar with applied multivariate analytic principles and will increase their proficiency in the use of statistical software programs in applied research.